Missing Persons

On Ellen Greenberg's 43rd birthday Sunday, volunteers combed through grassy fields and handed out hundreds of missing person flyers in hopes of bringing her home. Greenberg, of Hanover Township, Northampton County, has been missing since June 24, when she was last spotted at an area church. Colonial Regional police and volunteer search groups have been looking for Greenberg for weeks, but her parents are no closer to finding answers. Her mother, Sandy Wruble, said the family hoped for a miracle on their daughter's birthday. "I never thought that I'd be searching for her on her birthday," Wruble said. "It will be the most heart-breaking birthday she ever had...

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